Aug. 23, 2003
CARY, NC-- Old Dominion and #19 North Carolina battled to a 1-1 tie Saturday night inthe final exhibition match for both teams. Two-Time CAA Player of The Year Attila Vendegh(Bratislava, Slovakia) scored for the Monarchs. ODU tied #14 Virginia earlier in theweek.
Vendegh scored with about a minute left in the first half as he collected a loose ballat the top of the box and fired low at the far post for the goal.
Freshman Wess Shull scored with 20 minutes remaining to tie the match for UNC. ODUoutshot the Tar Heels, 14-10 as Justin Hughes came up with five saves for UNC. ODUused two goalies, Sam Cameron in the first and John Connelly in the second.
The Monarchs open up the regular season on Friday night at the ODU Soccer Stadiumagainst St. Francis(PA) at 7 pm.
SCORING SUMMARYODU 1-0=1UNC 0-1=1
ODU 43:48 Attila VendeghUNC 69:35 Wess Shull from Tim Merritt
Shots: ODU(14), UNC (10)Corners: ODU ( 5), UNC (4)Goal Saves: ODU (3) Sam Cameron(1), John Connelly(2)Fouls:ODU (16), UNC (19)UNC- Justin Hughes (5)